Wonderful Opportunity: Richard Turton Award

08 May 2024

Dear Members,

The Richard Turton Award is an annual award funded by INSOL Europe, INSOL International, the Insolvency Practitioners Association and R3, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals, jointly created in recognition of Richard Turton’s unique role in the formation of all four organisations.

The Richard Turton Award provides an educational opportunity for a qualifying participant to attend the INSOL Europe Annual Congress with all expenses paid. This award will be given to the best paper proposal and will be presented at the INSOL Europe Congress in Sorrento, Italy on 3-6 October 2024.

We invite applications from any person who:

• is a national of a developing or emerging nation;
• works in or studies in the field of insolvency & restructuring law and practice;*
• is under 35 years of age.

The successful applicant will:

• be invited to attend the INSOL Europe Congress in Sorrento, Italy on 3-6 October 2024, all expenses paid;
• write a paper of 3,000 words on a subject of insolvency and turnaround agreed with the panel. This paper will be published in summary in one or more of the four Member Associations’ journals and in full on their websites;
• be recognised at the congress and receive a framed certificate of the Richard Turton Award.

If you fulfil the criteria and meet the requirements of the successful applicant, you are invited to apply by sending the following to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.:

• your CV;
• a 200-word statement outlining why you should be chosen;
• the title and a brief synopsis of your proposed paper.

For more information and to apply contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Application deadline: 14 June 2024

*students satisfying the nationality requirement, but studying in another country, are also eligible to apply

Take care
René Bekker
Chief Operating Officer